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Example Calculations
===Example Calculations===
====Calculating Equilibrium Force====
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|+ Calculating Force
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A bow with a spring constant of 390N/m is stretched 0.52m. Calculate the force applied in the bow correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A bungee cord with a spring constant of 45N/m stretches by 29m. Calculate the [[force]] applied to the cord correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].
|}
====Calculating Spring Constant====
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|+ Calculating Spring Constant
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A car weighing 19000N rests on a single suspension spring. This causes the spring to shorten by 0.15m. Calculate the spring constant of this spring correct to two [[Significant Figure|significant figures]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A girl of weight 360N balances perfectly on a pogo stick. When she is on the stick it is 13cm shorter than when she steps off. Calculate the spring constant of this spring correct to two [[Significant Figure|significant figures]].